CVE-2026-93485
WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.4%
EPSS Percentile
30th
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 7.1.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | automattic |
| Product | wordpress |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | WebMedia |
| Published | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Automattic / WordPress
7.1 7.0 ≤ 7.0.4 6.9 ≤ 6.9.7 6.8 ≤ 6.8.8 6.7 ≤ 6.7.7 6.6 ≤ 6.6.7 6.5 ≤ 6.5.10 6.4 ≤ 6.4.10 6.3 ≤ 6.3.10 6.2 ≤ 6.2.11 6.1 ≤ 6.1.12 6.0 ≤ 6.0.14 5.9 ≤ 5.9.16 5.8 ≤ 5.8.15 5.7 ≤ 5.7.17 5.6 ≤ 5.6.19 5.5 ≤ 5.5.20 5.4 ≤ 5.4.21 5.3 ≤ 5.3.23 5.2 ≤ 5.2.26 5.1 ≤ 5.1.24 5.0 ≤ 5.0.27 4.9 ≤ 4.9.31 4.8 ≤ 4.8.30 4.7 ≤ 4.7.35
References
Credits
Rafie Muhammad | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program